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Now ain’t that some ‘ish? I can not get the boss man to pat me on the back, but he goes and writes on some other blog, LMAO. How did I get dissed here? Oh well, anyway…

Today I get a call from the boss man and he is on the phone like….blah, blah, blah “print this!” What else can a brotha do? I got to print it. So I goes over to the Trading Assistant Journal and there he is. Wearing more fly ass gear with 3rd Power Outlet on it. I am still waiting on my first damn shirt and the boss got freakin’ sweat suits. Damn, I need to get up on my game, I needs me some fresh 3rd Power gear quick!

So you need to hit the Trading Assistant Journal and checkout our man and his story from New Orleans folk! This is blazing hot and funny as hell. I did not even know the prez get down and party like dat.

NEWSFLASH — I just got some love!

The Prez just hit me up, he scored me some tickets to the Hawks v Boston game Friday night! We going to the game live! Now I get to hit him up for that shirt dammit. I am out….GO HAWKS!

It’s that time again! The last Saturday in April, the best weekend of Spring – The Atlanta Inman Park Festival and most importantly Inmanpalooza 2008. The neighborhood is so ‘special’ that Inman Park Festival couldn’t tame these folks, so they had to create their own Party within a Party and do it with a Purpose!

Atlanta knows how to throw a party so please join the staff of 3rd Power Outlet (www.3rdpo.com) at InmanPalooza 2008. This event is organized by the folks in the in park area are throwing their own private block party that will raise money for the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization. We will kick-off right after the parade (which starts adjacent to us- one block over, on Edgewood and Krog). All the Sweetwater beer you can drink, live local bands and great food...we party hard for a cause!If you have never attended, I promise this will become an annual event!!

What is Inman Palooza, you ask?

Live music all day from three great local bands…have your dancing shoes ready, all the Sweetwater beer you can drink.

The famous Fox Brothers BBQ sandwiches will be sold (the smell alone will make your mouth water) and pizza will be sold by the slice.

The Party Starts — At 3:00 p.m. and goes until 9:00 p.m. (officially)

Directions / Parking
— Because parking will be extremely limited, please take MARTA to the Inman Park / Reynoldstown station (3rd stop east of Five Points) and walk west through the Inman Park Festival until you reach Spruce Street on your left – Inman Mews is a brick townhouse complex on your right at the end of Spruce Street(Map to Site)

John Lawson left his job as a telecommunications consultant and founded 3rd Power Outlet in 2002. When a joint venture with another business went sour, Lawson looked to eBay profits to help pay off a large mortgage. Five years later, his online urban outfitter business is now a Platinum PowerSeller. Shipping over 100 packages a day and generating over 2,000 feedbacks a month, Lawson is an eBay Certified Education Specialist and he and his partner have left corporate America behind for good. Selling high quality hip hop gear at everyday low prices, 3rd Power Outlet offers an extensive collection of fashionable hip hop jewelry, beanie hats, an assortment of hip hop clothes, a selection of bandanas and CZ jewelry – just a few of his top sellers.

ChannelAdvisor Complete Solutions:Products: MarketplaceAdvisorTM Premium, ChannelAdvisor StoresChannelAdvisor Complete® combines on-demand software, integrated technology and best practices to help retailers manage the complexities of selling across multiple e-commerce channels – more efficiently and more profitably – all through a single interface.

A powerful part of the ChannelAdvisor Complete solution, MarketplaceAdvisor Premium enables retailers to automate the labor intensive tasks of e-commerce from inventory management, to ad creation, to order fulfillment, so they can operate more strategically, sell more products and become more profitable across all channels, including eBay, Amazon.com and Overstock.com.

ChannelAdvisor Stores make it easy for single channel retailers to up sell products from eBay stores to their own websites and cross promote products over multiple marketplaces by merging across–the-board efficiencies with the ability to extend their brand to a broader audience. Best of all, it’s free to MarketplaceAdvisor Premium customers.

Situation

After becoming disenchanted with two other competitor’s products, 3rd Power Outlet launched MarketplaceAdvisor Premium in 2005. Their eBay business saw immediate benefits and continues to grow year over year. But it wasn’t until October 2007 –- just in time for the holidays — that Lawson got serious about designing 3rd Power Outlet’s ChannelAdvisor Store, a free product to MarketplaceAdvisor Premium customers.

“That’s when, as ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo likes to say, we decided to ‘take off the training wheels’,” Lawson explained. First, he posted to an online merchant publication’s forum to get some suggestions on improving his Store’s design. Then Lawson set out to modify his Store by implementing the feedback, some good and some bad; but all of it well-received.

Solution

Many of the comments that Lawson collected about 3rd Power Outlet’s Store actually complimented the old design. To him, this meant he didn’t need to start from scratch, but could continue to build on a good foundation and make it better. Initially, he laid out two directives: Keep his current logo and branding colors; and, depart substantially from his previous design template.

The flexibility of the ChannelAdvisor Store allowed Lawson to make changes that improved search engine optimization (SEO) results and increased conversion rates from traffic generated with Google Adwords by more than 25 percent. Lawson can easily modify the home page and the header for promotions or holidays without having to do a lot of reformatting. The changes have infused a strong brand message on every page.

Not only have the new enhancements helped buyers quickly see and buy what they are looking for, but according to Lawson, they’ve made tracking ad performance less time-consuming. And the overall look and feel of a professionally designed Store has helped command higher prices and more buyers, helping him keep pace with the competition. “One thing is for sure, if you’re not constantly moving forward, you are dying,” said Lawson. “There is no such thing as floating in online retail, you have to be constantly changing and improving. I do not advocate chasing every new fad, but retailers do need to tweak their online presence at least twice a year to stay current.”

Results

Sales increased by 30 percent even before any “new Store” emails were sent or any additional marketing. Prior to 3rd Power Outlet’s Store redesign, Lawson said he saw only a handful of multiple item orders. Now, multiple item orders have climbed, increasing by more than four times. 3rd Power Outlet is now capturing customer information as well. This valuable information will be useful for growing their repeat buyer base. Additionally, Lawson’s Store revenue per sale is five times higher than his average eBay sale.

“My guess is that customers who are browsing sites are less likely to buy from a ‘mom-and-pop’-looking Web store, even if they see an item of interest,” said Lawson. “The ChannelAdvisor Store allowed me to design a site that I am extremely proud of. It does not look like a cookie-cutter Web page that you can buy online, it’s a professionally designed customer store unique to 3rd Power Outlet… mission accomplished.”

Our business has grown tremendously year over year with ChannelAdvisor playing a large part in our success. The proper support to help grow our business, together with the right solution, really made all the difference.

U. S. “Hassle Free” Return, Refund and Exchange Policy for 3rd Power OutletWe have recently changed the Return policy at 3rd Power Outlet to be more customer friendly and to insure that our customers get what they paid for GUARANTEED!!!

Please read the new policy below, our return policy is strictly enforced in order for us to continue bringing you savings on our fine products here at 3rd Power Outlet.

An item must be eligible for returns in order to request a refund or exchange. Items that are not eligible include any undergarments, used items, opened creams and facial items or items not returned within the specification of this policy.

Returns are accepted within 14 days of receipt by the customer of the item. Before returning item customers must print, and fill out the complete RMA form in its entirety. If the RMA form is not included with the return or if the package is not sent to the correct return address, the package will be delayed in processing and you will be liable for the full restocking fee.

International sales are final and this return policy does not apply. We try to work with all of our customers and we are very reasonable, international returns with customs and shipping are multi faceted and are subject to case by case evaluations. Please contact us PRIOR to returning any international orders at info@3rdPowerOutlet.com.

If the above conditions are not met, we reserve the right to charge up to a 25 percent restocking fee, or in some cases you will receive your return back to you if not in condition acceptable at the discretion of the 3rd Power return department.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions on our return policy at info@3rdPowerOutlet.com We are always there to answer questions and our staff works hard to please all customers. Hours of support are from 10 am to 7pm eastern time M-F.

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